Day Fourteen....11th November 2024

We woke up at 8am, got dressed and started to pack the car. We then had our breakfast in the room, I had already bought some cereal so we just had that and a cup of tea.

We checked out at 10am.

We headed to the new Showgirls sign. (I say new, they were erected in 2022, but they are new to us.) Two 50 foot tall neon showgirls on Las Vegas Boulevard. Taking photos along the way until we reached them.

We also stopped to take pics of The Gateway Arches marking the official arrival into the city of Las Vegas, located on Las Vegas Boulevard and Bob Stupak Avenues. These beauties are 80 feet tall.

We also noticed that The Stratosphere Hotel has now been renamed The Strat. We stayed at The Stratosphere in 2018. see here.

We hopped back in the car leaving Las Vegas for our last accommodation of this amazing adventurous holiday heading to Victorville, CA, for the Comfort Suites.

Driving for 1.5 hours we came to Baker, CA.

We stopped to take some photos pf a deserted gas station.

And the worlds tallest thermometer.

Standing at 41 metres, it was built in 1991.

We carried on another hour to Peggy Sue's Diner in Yermo, CA.

We had our lunch there.

Scott had the Marlon Brandon mushroom cheeseburger which came with 2 sides and a bowl of soup, which we shared.

I had the La Bamba Burger 50's style chili size.

We had a wander around before leaving.

We checked into our accommodation in Victorville at 4.30 pm, then went to the local Walmart for something for our tea, before settling down and watching TV for a bit.

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